The Atlanta Hawks finished on a 21-10 run to take down the New York Knicks 117-111 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Trae Young led the way for Atlanta, going off for 45 points (13-of-25 from the field, 12-of-14 at the line) and eight assists.
With under three minutes remaining and the Hawks trailing 105-102, Young nailed a long three-pointer to tie the game.
TRAE TIES IT UP ❄️
He's got 41 PTS. pic.twitter.com/E5KG5nUhB7
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 23, 2022
Young capped off his performance by dropping Taj Gibson with an ankle-breaking move that led to a bucket with 1:04 remaining.
Trae Young breaking ankles! 43 points now at MSG. 🏀🔥 pic.twitter.com/oS1t2GtNij
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) March 23, 2022
Spike Lee — film director and diehard Knicks fan — didn’t have a fun time watching Young’s incredible night, and the TNT broadcast caught an example of that after Young drained a three in the third quarter.
Spike is NOT happy 😅 pic.twitter.com/wxP8MwXtAy
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 23, 2022
Young has tortured Knicks fans frequently in his young career.
Trae Young has scored 30+ points in his last 4 games at MSG, including last year’s playoff series.
That’s tied for the 2nd-longest 30-point streak by a visitor at MSG since the current arena opened in 1968, trailing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s streak of 5 (including playoffs). pic.twitter.com/PlLdJ91aHN
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 23, 2022
And he becomes the sixth player in NBA history to have 25 games with 40-plus points before turning 24.
Trae Young is the 6th player in NBA history with 25 40-point games before turning 24.
He joins Rick Barry, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob McAdoo, Michael Jordan and LeBron James. pic.twitter.com/2wghSFTKal
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 23, 2022
The good news for Lee and Knicks fans is that this was the last meeting of the season between Atlanta and New York.
[Photo Credit: TNT]
